How a National Convenience Chain Cut Manual Shelf Scanning Time in Half with Stoc
When Manual Work Becomes the Bottleneck
Retail moves fast, but this national convenience chain was running on week-old data. Store teams spent hours each week manually scanning shelves and uploading photos to track what was selling and what wasn’t. By the time leadership saw the reports, new problems had already emerged.
Without real-time visibility, restocks were delayed, compliance accuracy slipped, and sales opportunities went unnoticed. Associates were spending more time gathering data than driving revenue. The business needed insights that matched the speed of retail.
Introducing an Intelligent Store Assistant
The retailer partnered with Stoc’s AI Retail Agent – a single intelligent assistant designed to enhance store teams, not replace them. The AI Retail Agent continuously scans shelves, detects out-of-stocks and misplacements, and updates dashboards automatically.
Instead of weekly uploads, insights now flow daily from every location. Store teams receive clear alerts about which shelves need attention, turning manual audits into quick, data-backed decisions.
Stoc’s AI Retail Agent acts as a digital merchandiser, always on and always learning, so store teams can focus on what matters most: customers and growth.
How the Operation Transformed
Before Stoc, store teams relied on weekly audits that took hours to complete. Associates spent more than five hours each week scanning shelves and waiting for reports. With Stoc’s AI Retail Agent, shelf data now updates daily and automatically.
Time once spent on audits is now spent on action. Associates reclaimed hours, compliance accuracy improved by 30%, and leadership gained instant visibility across every region.
Key Results:
- 50% reduction in manual shelf scanning time
- 30% improvement in shelf compliance accuracy
- 8% increase in weekly sales
- Daily insights replacing weekly reporting
- Simplified workflows for Associates
From weekly, reactive updates to daily, automated insights, Stoc’s AI Retail Agent turned shelf monitoring from an audit task into a growth engine.
“Stoc touched on the three most important factors that we care about…stockouts, execution of planograms, and improving labor efficiency. These three will play a huge part in driving tremendous sales for the entire chain.”
Head of Research and Development, National Convenience Chain
A Smarter Way to Run the Store
With daily automation now in place, the retailer is scaling Stoc’s AI Retail Agent across categories and regions. Shelf data is shaping predictive ordering, smarter promotions, and better labor planning.
This transformation redefined how the company operates. By letting Stoc’s AI Retail Agent handle scanning, store teams can focus on keeping products in stock, customers happy, and sales growing.
From reactive audits to proactive growth, Stoc’s AI Retail Agent is reshaping how retailers operate.
